Information about #E1C170 color

#E1C170 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1C170 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 193, 112) — 88.2% red, 75.7% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 44 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E1C170 is a vivid, lively warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chenin (#DEC371). Slightly further away sit Pastel Deep Gold (#E5C768) and Sand (#E2CA76).

The recipe behind #E1C170 is rgb(225, 193, 112), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1C170: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #E1C170 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E1C170 color variations

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#E1C170 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E1C170

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Warm Peach color link
Warm Peach

#EBB675

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1C170
  • RGB225, 193, 112
  • CMYK0, 13, 44, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 193, 112)
  • HSL43°, 65%, 66%
  • HSL Precise43.009°, 65.318%, 66.078%
  • HSV43°, 50%, 88%
  • HSB43°, 50%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.757, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.757, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.757, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1C170
  • DECIMAL ID14795120
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01